Portland man accused of selling heroin from a SE Portland parking lot

A 24-year-old man accused of selling heroin in a Southeast Portland parking lot and out of his home was arraigned in Multnomah County on drug charges Tuesday afternoon.

MCSOTimothy A. Padberg

Timothy Alexander Padberg was arrested Monday after a Multnomah County sheriff's sergeant observed Padberg in a hand-to-hand drug sale in a parking lot outside Su Casa Imports at Southeast 162nd Avenue and Stark Street, according to the sheriff's office and a probable cause affidavit.

A sheriff's deputy arrested Padberg during a traffic stop a short time later, and seized 14.2 grams of heroin from him, the affidavit says. Padberg told police he had dealt drugs to several people that day in the parking lot. Authorities also raided Padberg's home with a search warrant.

Padberg was arrested Monday at 6:15 p.m., and released on his own recognizance by 8:37 p.m., jail records show. He was arraigned Tuesday on two counts of delivery of heroin and possession of heroin.